Jerrod Peterson is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford. His background is in design, mechanics, and finite element analysis (FEA). FEA is a powerful tool for assessing design performance, but the difficulty of fully integrating its use into rapid product development efforts has resulted in various negative perceptions of the technology.

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For his dissertation, Jerrod is exposing multidisciplinary design teams to FEA in the course of actual product design and testing activities, and using qualitative research methods to investigate the resulting impact of FEA on their design thinking. The goal is to identify and understand issues that prevent design teams from fully embracing FEA, and to inform future efforts aimed at encouraging a balanced view and effective utilization of FEA in the product development community.

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Jerrod is also a member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California, where he works on multidisciplinary teams that design and develop ruggedized electronics. His Ph.D. research has been sponsored through Sandia's University Part-Time Program.

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Jerrod Peterson is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford. His background is in design, mechanics, and finite element analysis (FEA). FEA is a powerful tool for assessing design performance, but the difficulty of fully integrating its use into rapid product development efforts has resulted in various negative perceptions of the technology.

For his dissertation, Jerrod is exposing multidisciplinary design teams to FEA in the course of actual product design and testing activities, and using qualitative research methods to investigate the resulting impact of FEA on their design thinking. The goal is to identify and understand issues that prevent design teams from fully embracing FEA, and to inform future efforts aimed at encouraging a balanced view and effective utilization of FEA in the product development community.

Jerrod is also a member of the technical staff at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California, where he works on multidisciplinary teams that design and develop ruggedized electronics. His Ph.D. research has been sponsored through Sandia's University Part-Time Program.